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Power to the People: >play Conference Focuses on User Revolution
The growing power of digital media users—who this year downloaded their 10 billionth app, ignited the Arab Spring, and snapped up millions of Groupons for everything from teeth whitening to donuts—will be the focus of >play 2011: The User Revolution on Oct. 29. (09/26/2011)

Top Energy Thinkers to Examine Challenges at Symposium, Oct 20-21
UC Berkeley's status as a hotbed for some of the world's most exciting new energy research and innovation will be on display as up to 800 scientists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and students convene for the 2011 BERC Energy Symposium Oct. 20-21. (09/26/2011)

Power to the People: >play Conference Focuses on User Revolution
The growing power of digital media users—who this year downloaded their 10 billionth app, ignited the Arab Spring, and snapped up millions of Groupons for everything from teeth whitening to donuts—will be the focus of >play 2011: The User Revolution on Oct. 29. (09/26/2011)

Novartis Leader to Talk on Tackling Social Issues
Haas students will hear how global organizations can solve social issues in a talk Oct. 4 by Klaus M. Leisinger, president of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, a Swiss nonprofit focusing on international health cooperation and corporate responsibility. (09/12/2011)

Haas Culture Takes Center Stage at Orientation
From gleaning life lessons from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone to learning about the school's defining principles from retired Playtex Products CEO Michael Gallagher, new undergrad, MBA, and PhD students were introduced to the Berkeley-Haas culture as they kicked off their business studies this month. (08/25/2011)

Polish National Bank President to Speak Aug. 30
Marek Belka, president of the National Bank of Poland and the nation’s former prime minister, will speak on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 12:30 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Room as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series. (07/18/2011)

New-Student Welcome Parties Circle the Globe
From Boston to Beijing, Laguna Beach to London, and many places in between, alumni groups around the world are hosting parties to welcome new admits to the Haas School. (07/17/2011)

Haas Students Saddle Up for AIDS Ride
Three Haas students pedaled with thousands of other cyclists last week and one alumnus volunteered in the 2011 AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. (06/13/2011)

Donate Suits, Biz Casual Attire to Clothing Drive
Wondering what to do with a suit you'll never wear again? MBAA and the Women in Leadership Club are hosting a clothing drive until May 11 to provide professional wardrobes to men and women entering the workforce. (05/09/2011)

Tee Off, Network at Haaski Open
Leverage one of the most powerful networking techniques at the upcoming Haaski Open: Golfing. Join Haas alumni, faculty, students, and Cal VIPs at the ninth annual Haaski Golf Open and Auctions on May 23 at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland. (04/18/2011)

Cleantech to Market Students to Show Off Projects
A battery to help integrate renewable energy on the electric grid. A lower-cost means of capturing carbon from coal. A way to generate hydrogen from untreated surface waters. These are among the projects that students in the Cleantech to Market (C2M) class will showcase at the second annual C2M Presentations and Reception from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 6 at Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall on the north side of campus. (04/18/2011)

Haas to Co-Sponsor Hispanic MBA Conference
The University of California MBA Programs, including Berkeley-Haas, will be the lead academic sponsors of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) 22nd annual Conference and Career Expo from Oct. 13 to 15 in Anaheim, Calif. (04/18/2011)

Students to Take the Stage in Talent Show, May 5
Forget PowerPoint presentations and team projects. Berkeley MBA students will sing opera, shake their booties to Bollywood beats, and perform in a violin quartet. Not to mention whipping out an electric guitar and pounding the drums to play some good old-fashioned rock 'n roll–all for the Haas Talent Show from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 5 at the International House. (04/04/2011)